The Austrian Academy of Sciences (ÖAW) has elected 45 new members to its ranks. In this year’s elections, 14 male and 31 female researchers from a wide variety of disciplines in the humanities, social and cultural sciences, as well as mathematics, natural sciences, and techniques were awarded OeAW membership for their outstanding achievements. scientific.
“14 male and 31 female scientists will be awarded OeAW membership. The academy also welcomes historian Richard Evans and molecular biologist Erwin Wagner as new honorary members,” reads a press release.
The OeAW welcomes historian Richard J. Evans as a new honorary member of the historical-philosophical class. The native Briton, who has been president of Wolfson College at the University of Cambridge since 2010, has contributed in particular to research into 19th and 20th century German history with groundbreaking work and insights.
The math and science class also welcomes a new honorary member: molecular biologist Erwin Wagner. Born in Carinthia, he gained important insights into cancer research at various scientific stations in Germany and abroad. He has been working at Me-dUni Vienna since 2019.
In addition, 8 full members, 26 corresponding members, and 9 Youth Academy members were elected to the Academy.
New members are elected once a year. It is essential for admission that people meet the highest requirements in terms of personality, scientific work and reputation in the professional world and come from different disciplines.
Newly elected members 2022
HONORARY MEMBERS
Historical-philosophical class:
• Richard J. Evans (Wolfson College, University of Cambridge, UK), Modern History, Contemporary History
Math and Science Class:
• Erwin Wagner (Medical University of Vienna), molecular biology
REAL MEMBERS
Historical-philosophical class:
• Andrea Fischer (Institute for Interdisciplinary Mountain Research, OeAW), research on glaciers and mountains
Math and Science Class:
• Rainer Abart (Lithospheric Research Department, University of Vienna), Mineralogy and Petrology
• Markus Aspelmeyer (Faculty of Physics, University of Vienna), experimental physics
• Thomas Eiter (Institute of Information Systems, Vienna University of Technology), computer science
• Leticia González Herrero (Institute of Theoretical Chemistry, University of Vienna), Theoretical Chemistry
• Bernhard Jakoby (Institute of Microelectronics and Microsensors, Johannes Kepler University Linz), sensor technology
• Sylvia Knapp (Clinic of Internal Medicine, Medical University of Vienna), Biology of Infections
• Elly Tanaka (Research Institute of Molecular Pathology, Vienna Biocenter), biology
DOMESTIC CORRESPONDENT MEMBERS
Historical-philosophical class:
• Robert Nedoma (Institute for Linguistics and European and Comparative Literature, University of Vienna), Scandinavian Studies and German Studies
• Barbara Prainsack (Institute of Political Science, University of Vienna), political science
• Philipp Scheibelreiter (Institute of Roman Law, University of Vienna), History of Ancient Law and Roman Law
Math and Science Class:
• Kaan Boztug (University Clinic of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Medical University of Vienna), Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
• Adrian Constantin (Institute of Mathematics, University of Vienna), partial differential equations, applied mathematics
• Ivo L. Hofacker (Institute of Theoretical Chemistry, University of Vienna), Theoretical Chemistry
• Alwin Koehler (Max Perutz Labs, University of Vienna and Medical University of Vienna), Cell and Developmental Biology
• Paul Mayrhofer (Institute of Materials Science and Engineering, Vienna University of Technology), Materials Science
• Keywan Riahi (International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis), Power Systems Analysis
• Gerhard Schütz (Institute of Applied Physics, Vienna University of Technology), biophysics
CORRESPONDING MEMBERS ABROAD
Historical-philosophical class:
• Auksė Balčytienė (Vytautas Magnus University, Kaunas, Lithuania), Media and Communication Studies
• Jasmina Grković-Major (University of Novi Sad, Serbia), Linguistics, Slavic Studies, Philology
• Jaroslav Hrycak (Ukrainian Catholic University, Ukraine), History
• Marianne Johanna Lehmkuhl (University of Bern, Switzerland), criminal law and criminal procedure
• Francesco Sferra (University of Naples “L’Orientale”, Italy), Indology, Buddhist Studies
• Rahim Shayegan (University of California Los Angeles, USA), Ancient History, Iranian Studies
• Marko Trogrlic (University of Split, Croatia), Modern History
• Alessandro Zuccari (University of La Sapienza, Rome, Italy), History of Art
Math and Science Class:
• Hai Cheng (Jiaotong University, Xi’an, China), Paleoclimatic Research, Geochemistry
• Maria Esteban (University Paris-Dauphine, France), Applied Mathematics, Mathematical Physics
• Benjamin List (Max Planck Institute for Coal Research, Mülheim, Germany), Organic Chemistry, Catalysis
• Nicola Spaldin (Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich, Switzerland), Computational Physics
• Florian Steger (University of Ulm, Germany), history of medicine, ethics
• Franz-Josef Ulm (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA), Mechanics
• Stephen Young (University of California Los Angeles, USA), Biochemistry
• Michael Zgurovsky (National Technical University of Ukraine, Ukraine), Cybernetics
YOUNG ACADEMY
• Timon Erik Adolph (Innsbruck Medical University), gastroenterology
• Anaïs Angelo (University of Vienna), African studies, history
• Andrea Bachmaier (OeAW), Physics of Materials
• Alejandro Raul Burga Ramos (ÖAW), Biology: Evolutionary Genomics
• Bruno De Nicola (ÖAW), History: Manuscript Studies
• Claude-Edouard Hannezo (Austria Institute of Science and Technology), Theoretical Biophysics
• Lisa Isola (University of Vienna), Law
• Sandra Müller (University of Technology, Vienna), logic (set theory)
• Georg E. Winter (OeAW), Chemical Biology. (red)